knee

knee  (n)

n.

1.

a. The joint between the thigh and the lower leg, formed by the articulation of the femur and the tibia and covered anteriorly by the patella.

b. The region of the leg that encloses and supports this joint.

2. An analogous joint or part of a leg of a quadruped vertebrate.

3. Something resembling the human knee, such as a bent piece of pipe.

4. The part of a garment, as of trousers, that covers the knee.

5. An abrupt woody projection arising from the roots of some swamp-growing trees: cypress knees.

tr.v. kneed, knee·ing, knees

To strike with the knee.

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[Middle English, from Old English cno; see genu-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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knee

Noun

1. the joint of the leg between the thigh and the lower leg

2. the area around this joint

3. the upper surface of a sitting person's thigh: a little girl being cuddled on her father's knee

4. the part of a garment that covers the knee

5. bring someone to his knees to force someone into submission

Verb

[kneeing, kneed]

to strike, nudge, or push with the knee [Old English cnēow]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	knee - hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella articulatio genus, genu, human knee, knee joint kneecap, kneepan, patella - a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint musculus articularis genus - the articular muscle of the knee genicular vein, vena genus - veins that drain blood from structures around the knee; empty into the popliteal vein leg - a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle ginglymoid joint, ginglymus, hinge joint - a freely moving joint in which the bones are so articulated as to allow extensive movement in one plane
	2.	knee - joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee stifle hind leg - the back limb of a quadruped articulatio, joint, articulation - (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
	3.	knee - the part of a trouser leg that provides the cloth covering for the knee cloth covering - a covering made of cloth leg - a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg

Translations

knee [niː] n → rodilla

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knee [niː] n → genou m

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knee [niː] n → Knie nt

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knee [niː] n → ginocchio

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knee

n knee [niː]

1 the joint at the bend of the leg He fell and cut his knee; The child sat on her father's knee; She was on her knees weeding the garden; He fell on his knees and begged for mercy. knie رُكْبَه коляно koleno knæ das Knie γόνατο (ως μέρος του σώματος) rodilla põlv زانو polvi genou בֶּרֶך घुटना koljeno térd lutut hné ginocchio ひざ 무릎 kelis celis lutut knie kne kolano joelho genunchi колено koleno koleno koleno knä หัวเข่า diz 膝 коліно گھٹنے کا جوڑ đầu gối 膝

2 the part of an article of clothing covering this joint He has a hole in the knee of his trousers. knieë رُكْبَة البَنْطَلون коляно (на панталон) koleno knæ das Knie(-stück) γόνατο (ως σημείο του παντελονιού) rodillera põlv سر زانو polvi genou בֶּרֶך पोशाक का वह भाग जो घुटनों को ढकता है, घुअने की आकृति या स्थिति की कोई वस्तु koljeno térd bagian lutut hné ginocchio ひざ 무릎 부분 kelis ceļgals bahagian lutut kniestuk kne kolano joelho genunchi колено (брюк) koleno koleno koleno knä กางเกงขาสั้นยาวแค่หัวเข่า diz 膝部 коліно کسی لباس کا گھٹنے کے جوڑ کو ڈھنکنے والا حصہ đầu gối quần 膝部

n kneecap

the flat, round bone on the front of the knee joint. knieskyf رَضْفَه: صابونة الرُّكْبَه капачка на коляно čéška knæskal die Kniescheibe επιγονατίδα (το οστό που βρίσκεται μπροστά στο γόνατο) rótula kederluu کشکک زانو polvilumpio rotule פִּיקַת הַבֶרֶך चपनी घुटने का iver koljena térdkalács tempurung lutut hnéskel rotula ひざがしら 슬개골(膝蓋骨) kelio girnelė ceļa kauliņš tempurung lutut knieschijf kneskål rzepka kolanowa rótula rotulă коленная чашка jabĺčko pogačica čašica kolena knäskål กระดูกสะบ้าหัวเข่า dizkapağı 膝蓋骨 колінна чашечка گھٹنے کی چپنی xương bánh chè 膝盖骨

adj knee-ˈdeep

reaching up to, or covered up to, one's knees knee-deep water; He is knee-deep in water. kniediep حَتّى الرُّكْبَه стигащ до коленете po kolena knædyb knietief (χωμένος ή βαθύς) ως τα γόνατα hasta las rodillas põlvini تا زانو polviin saakka (jusqu') aux genoux עָמוֹק עַד הַבִּרכַּיִים घुटने तक गहरा do koljena térdig érő sampai ke lutut hnédjúpur fino alle ginocchia ひざの深さの 무릎까지 오는[] iki kelių līdz ceļiem separas lutut kniehoog, tot de kniea an knehøy, opp til knærne po kolana pelos joelhos până la genunchi по колено po kolená do kolen koji seže do kolena [] till knäna ลึกระดับหัวเข่า diz boyu (derinliğinde) 齊膝深的 по коліно, до колін گھٹنوں گھٹنوں sâu đến tận đầu gối 齐膝深的